Recalled Lithium Battery Disposal Services: How to Comply

A sketch shows a battery and recycling box labeled Recalled Lithium Battery Disposal Services.

An EPA battery-collection tip sheet describes an analysis identifying 245 lithium-battery fires at 64 waste-management facilities. For an organization retiring equipment, prevention starts before pickup, when receiving staff decide whether a device belongs on an ordinary electronics pallet or in a separate recalled-battery workflow. Recalled lithium battery disposal services should address that intake decision, not […]

Manufacturer Product Recall Destruction: A Compliant Guide

A box and a trash can flank text reading “Manufacturer Product Recall Destruction: A Compliant Guide.”

In 2024, 3,232 U.S. recalls across five major industries affected 680.87 million units, according to Sedgwick's 2025 U.S. Recall Index as reported by Risk & Insurance. That scale changes how you should think about manufacturer product recall destruction. It's not a disposal event at the end of a recall. It's a traceability and evidence problem […]

Battery-Powered Device Recall Disposal Playbook

Cover title of the Battery-Powered Device Recall Disposal Playbook with illustrations of electronics.

“Recycle it responsibly” is incomplete advice when a device has been recalled. A facilities lead may have matching laptops, power banks, and cordless tools staged for an office cleanout when a recall notice arrives. Sending those units to trash, curbside recycling, a retail battery box, or the ordinary electronics cage is unsafe. Battery-powered device recall […]